In this second episode with Alain Briot, Peter and Alain talk about marketing during the recession and how to be a winner selling art online. Alain shares tips about building an audience and how business in the arts is about people not just about your work. He discusses the importance of being flexible and catering to those clients who like your work rather than on trying to win with those in your audience who are critical. 

“You have to increase people’s awareness of what you do and increase your audience and then control the volume of work by the price. Its a simple marketing model but it works well, you are not trying to cater to the whole world. My goal isn’t to sell my artwork to the whole world, my goal is to sell my artwork to those people who think it is worth the money” – Alain Briot.

Visit Alain’s website – www.beautiful-landscape.com

Alain Briot’s Smibs Network profile and portfolio - http://smibs.com/net/Alain

Don’t forget to check out the first interview with Alain Briot!

While in Toronto, Peter Urban has the pleasure of meeting with Michael Reichmann, photographer and founder of The Luminous Landscape online.  Reichmann discusses his passion for photography and how he found success in his life.

Peter Urban visits River Valley Health in Edmonton, Alberta. There, he chats with Derek and Marcy Lampshire, a husband and wife team that have found success in running a sports therapy clinic.

In this episode of SmibsTV, Peter Urban gets the opportunity to interview Bruce Johnson, entrepreneur extraordinaire. They discuss Johnson’s latest startup- Semanti Corp.

Michael and Julie Harvey welcome Peter Urban and SmibsTV into Café Haven, a atmosphere-focused café located in Sherwood Park, Alberta. They discuss the challenges and opportunities that come with owning a “third generation” coffee shop.